MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 188532 (3Nq2r/p1pB1PBb/7R/K1QN1rkp/1pR5/4PpP1/5P2/2b3n1 w - - 0 1)
Galbraith, CA
The Observer, 1937
(First published on Sun Oct 10 1937)
#3
12 + 12
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2019 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Qe6
- 2.Sxe6#
- 1...Qe7
- 2.Qxe7+
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Rf6
- 2.Qxe7+
- 1...Qf8
- 2.Se6#
- 1...Qg8
- 2.Se6#
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Sxf4+
- 2...Qe5
- 3.Rxh5#
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Rg6#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...Qe5
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Rg6#
- 2...Rf5
- 2.gxf4+
- 2...Kh4
- 3.Bf6#
- 2...Kh4
- 2.Sxf4+
- 1...Re5
- 2.fxe8Q
- threat
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Rxh5#
- 3.Qxh5#
- 2...Bg6
- 3.Rxg6#
- 3.Qxg6#
- threat
- 2.fxe8B
- threat
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Rxh5#
- 2...Bg6
- 3.Rxg6#
- 2...Bg8
- 3.Rg6#
- threat
- 2.fxe8Q
- 1...Rxf7
- 2.Sf6+
- 2...Qe5
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...Qe5
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rg6#
- 2...Rf5
- 2.Sf6+
- 1...h4
- 2.gxh4#
- 1...Qe6
- Tries
- 1.Rxh5+?
- 1...Kg6
- 2.Rg4+
- 2...Kxh5
- 3.Sf6#
- 2...Rg5
- 3.Rgxg5#
- 3.Rhxg5#
- 2...Kxh5
- 2.Rg4+
- 1...Kxh5!
- 1...Kg6
- 1.Qe7+?
- 1...Rf6
- 2.Qxf6#
- 1...Qxe7!
- 1...Rf6
- 1.fxe8Q?
- threat
- 2.Se6#
- 2.Rxh5#
- 2.Qxh5#
- 1...Rxd5
- 2.Sf7#
- 2.Rxh5#
- 2.Qxh5#
- 2.Qe7#
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Rxh5#
- 2.Qxh5#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Sf7#
- 2.Rxh5#
- 2.Qxh5#
- 1...Rf6
- 2.Rxh5#
- 2.Qxh5#
- 1...Rf7
- 2.Sxf7#
- 1...Rff8
- 2.Rxh5#
- 2.Qxh5#
- 1...Bg6
- 2.Se6#
- 2.Rxg6#
- 2.Qxg6#
- 1...Bg8
- 2.Rg6#
- 2.Qxh5#
- 2.Qg6#
- 1...h4
- 2.Se6#
- 2.Rh5#
- 2.Qh5#
- 2.gxh4#
- 1...Rxe8!
- threat
- 1.fxe8S?
- threat
- 2.Se6#
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Sxf4+
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Sfe6#
- 3.Rg6#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...Bf5
- 2.Sdf6+
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Rf5
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Rg6#
- 2...Rf5
- 2.Rxf4
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Rxh5+
- 2...Kxh5
- 3.Sxf4#
- 2...Kg6
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Kxh5
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Rf6
- 2.exf4+
- 2...Bxf4
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Bxf4
- 2.gxf4+
- 2...Kh4
- 3.Bf6#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kh4
- 2.Sxf4+
- 1...Rf6
- 2.Sdxf6+
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...Bf5
- 2.Rxh5+
- 2...Kxh5
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...Kg6
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Kxh5
- 2.Sdxf6+
- 1...Rff8
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Rf5
- 2.Sxb4+
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Rf5
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Sfe6#
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Sfe6#
- 3.Rg6#
- 2...Rf5
- 2.Sb6+
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Rf5
- 2.Sdf6+
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...Bf5
- 2.Sdxc7+
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Sce6#
- 3.Sde6#
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Sce6#
- 3.Sde6#
- 2...Rf5
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rg6#
- 2...Rf5
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Sxb4#
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Sdf6#
- 3.Sd5xc7#
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Rxh5+
- 2...Kxh5
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...Kg6
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Kxh5
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Rf6
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Bg8
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Rf6
- 2.Qe7+
- 1...Rxe8!
- threat
- 1.fxe8B?
- threat
- 2.Se6#
- 2.Rxh5#
- 1...Rxd5
- 2.Sf7#
- 2.Rxh5#
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Rxh5#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Sf7#
- 2.Rxh5#
- 1...Rf6
- 2.Rxh5#
- 1...Rf7
- 2.Sxf7#
- 1...Rff8
- 2.Rxh5#
- 1...Bg6
- 2.Se6#
- 2.Rxg6#
- 1...Bg8
- 2.Rg6#
- 1...h4
- 2.Se6#
- 2.Rh5#
- 2.gxh4#
- 1...Rxe8!
- threat
- 1.fxe8R?
- threat
- 2.Se6#
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Sxf4+
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Sfe6#
- 3.Rg6#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...Bf5
- 2.Sf6+
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Rf5
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Rg6#
- 2...Rf5
- 2.Rxf4
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Rf6
- 2.exf4+
- 2...Bxf4
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Bxf4
- 2.gxf4+
- 2...Kh4
- 3.Bf6#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kh4
- 2.Sxf4+
- 1...Rf6
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...Bf5
- 2.Sxf6+
- 1...Rff8
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Rf5
- 2.Sxb4+
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Rf5
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Sfe6#
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Sfe6#
- 3.Rg6#
- 2...Rf5
- 2.Sb6+
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Rf5
- 2.Sf6+
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...Bf5
- 2.Sxc7+
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Sce6#
- 3.Sde6#
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Sce6#
- 3.Sde6#
- 2...Rf5
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rg6#
- 2...Rf5
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Sxb4#
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Sf6#
- 3.Sdxc7#
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Rf5
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Rf6
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Bg8
- 2.Rxg8
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Rxd5
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Rxh6
- 3.Bf6#
- 2...Rf4
- 3.Sxf4#
- 2...Re5
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Rf7
- 3.Sf6#
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Rf8
- 3.Sf6#
- threat
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Rf6
- 2.Rxg8
- 1...Rxe8!
- threat
- 1.Rxh5+?
- Keys
- 1.Sf4!
- threat
- 2.Sfe6+
- 2...Qxe6
- 3.Sxe6#
- 2...Qxe6
- 2.Sfe6+
- 1...Rxc5+
- 2.Rxc5+
- 2...Qe5
- 3.Rxh5#
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Rg6#
- 2...Qe5
- 2.Rxc5+
- 1...Kg4
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Bxf5
- 3.Rg6#
- 2...Bxf5
- 2.Qxf5+
- 1...Qxd7
- 2.Sfe6+
- 2...Qxe6
- 3.Sxe6#
- 2...Qxe6
- 2.Sfe6+
- 1...Qxf7
- 2.Sh3+
- 2...Sxh3
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Sxh3
- 2.Sfe6+
- 2...Qxe6
- 3.Sxe6#
- 2...Qxe6
- 2.Sh3+
- 1...Qxe3
- 2.Sfe6+
- 2...Qxe6
- 3.Sxe6#
- 2...Qxe6
- 2.Sfe6+
- 1...Qe4
- 2.Bxf5
- threat
- 3.Rxh5#
- 2...Qxf5
- 3.Sfe6#
- 2...Qxf4
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Bxf5
- 3.Rg6#
- 2...Bg6
- 3.Rxg6#
- 2...Bg8
- 3.Rg6#
- 2...h4
- 3.Rh5#
- 3.gxh4#
- threat
- 2.Bxf5
- 1...Qe5
- 2.Sfe6+
- 2...Qxe6
- 3.Sxe6#
- 2...Qxe6
- 2.Sfe6+
- 1...Qe7
- 2.Sfe6+
- 2...Qxe6
- 3.Sxe6#
- 2...Qxe6
- 2.Sfe6+
- 1...h4
- 2.Sh3+
- 2...Sxh3
- 3.gxh4#
- 2...Sxh3
- 2.Sfe6+
- 2...Qxe6
- 3.Sxe6#
- 3.gxh4#
- 2...Qxe6
- 2.Sde6+
- 2...Kg4
- 3.Rxh4#
- 2...Qxe6
- 3.Sxe6#
- 2...Kg4
- 2.Sh3+
- threat
- 1.Sf4!
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